Job Purpose Perform electrical maintenance, troubleshooting, installation, and repair activities for equipment and systems within the Carbon-in-Leach (CIL) gold processing plant. Ensure safe, reliable, and efficient operation of motors, panels, circuits, and instrumentation to support continuous production and minimize downtime.
- Location: Riyadh
Major Responsibilities:
- Perform preventive, corrective, and predictive electrical maintenance on CIL plant equipment including motors, MCCs, pumps, agitators, control panels, and electrical circuits.
- Troubleshoot electrical faults, trace wiring issues, repair damaged components, and restore system functionality safely and efficiently.
- Inspect electrical components such as breakers, relays, contactors, VFDs, distribution boards, sensors, and process instrumentation.
- Conduct testing, calibration, and verification of electrical and control devices supporting gold processing operations.
- Respond to emergency breakdowns and perform immediate electrical interventions to reduce operational downtime.
- Install, connect, and upgrade electrical systems, wiring, and equipment in accordance with industrial electrical standards.
- Maintain accurate records of completed work, maintenance logs, checklists, spare parts usage, and technical findings.
- Support commissioning activities, plant modifications, and electrical improvement projects.
- Follow all electrical safety procedures, including lock-out/tag-out, arc-flash precautions, and PPE requirements.
- Coordinate with processing, mechanical, and instrumentation teams to ensure smooth and continuous plant operation.
Specific Duties:
- Teamwork and cooperation
- Discipline and reliability
- Safety awareness
- Problem solving
- Organization and task follow‑through
- Industrial electrical systems and components
- Motor Control Centers (MCC)
- VFDs, sensors, and process instrumentation
- Electrical troubleshooting and diagnostics
- Process plant electrical maintenance
- Electrical safety and lock-out/tag-out procedures
Essential Skills:
- Diploma in Electrical Engineering, Industrial Electricity, or related technical specialization.
- Training or certification in industrial electrical systems or plant maintenance is an advantage.
- Experience as an industrial electrician in process plants, mining operations, gold processing facilities, or heavy industrial environments.
- Familiarity with MCC systems, VFDs, sensors, and electrical troubleshooting within processing plants.
Required Experience:
- Several years working with low- and medium-voltage systems, including switchgear, MCCs, transformers, and distribution panels.
- Proven experience maintaining motors, including DOL, star-delta, VFD-driven, and soft-starter configurations.
- Exposure to continuous-process plants such as cement, chemical, steel, or manufacturing.
- Strong background diagnosing faults in power circuits, control circuits, and interlocks.
- Ability to respond quickly during equipment failures, identify root causes, and restore operation safely.
- Experience using diagnostic tools such as multimeters, clamp meters, meggers, and thermography.
- Experience executing PM tasks based on schedules and OEM guidelines.
- Familiarity with insulation resistance testing, thermographic inspections, and basic condition monitoring.
- Ability to document maintenance activities in a CMMS.
- Experience installing cable trays, conduits, wiring, motors, and control panels.
- Support for commissioning new equipment, verifying protection settings, grounding, and interlocks.
Core Competencies:
- Technical proficiency in electrical systems, drives, and control circuits.
- Safety awareness with strong understanding of LOTO and arc-flash hazards.
- Problem-solving under time pressure during breakdowns.
- Teamwork and communication across maintenance and operations.
- Attention to detail in documentation and compliance.
- Adaptability to shift work and emergency callouts.
How To Apply
- Email: shakirikram1@gmail.com
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